Healthcare Tech - PCU/Telemetry

Advocate Health • Cornelius, NC

5d • $20 - $30

About The Position

The Healthcare Tech supports patients and residents in the Progressive Care Unit: Telemetry 5th Floor at Atrium Health Lake Norman. The role includes assisting with activities of daily living and personal hygiene, taking vital signs and measurements, feeding and ambulating patients, maintaining clean and orderly rooms, and observing and reporting changes in patient conditions. The Healthcare Tech also orients patients and families to the unit, explains safety measures, performs clerical and inventory tasks, and carries out duties within the applicable Nurse Aide I or Nurse Aide II scope of practice. With appropriate training, the role may perform technical tasks such as 12-lead electrocardiograms and routine venipuncture.

The position is full-time, 36 hours per week, with a 7 a.m.–7 p.m. schedule. The role requires knowledge and skills appropriate to the growth, development, culture, developmental stages, and special needs of the patient population served. Access to protected health information is limited to what is reasonably necessary for work, and information is shared only on a need-to-know basis.

The posted pay range is $19.80–$29.70. Benefits-eligible teammates may have access to Advocate Health compensation, benefits, and well-being programs, subject to eligibility rules and status. The employer describes Advocate Health as a nonprofit integrated health system employing 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and more than 1,000 care locations.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Current listing with the DFS Nurse Aide Registry as a Nurse Aide I, or with the applicable state Board of Nursing as a Nurse Aide II.
• BLS certification required per policy guidelines.
• Ability to speak and understand English in understandable terms.
• Manual and finger dexterity.
• Ability to lift and support 35 pounds while handling patients, medical equipment, and supplies.
• Physical abilities testing is required.

Responsibilities

• Support patients and residents with activities of daily living.
• Assist patients and residents with personal hygiene.
• Take vital signs and measure height and weight.
• Feed and ambulate patients and residents according to specific procedures.
• Maintain patient and resident rooms in a clean and orderly condition.
• Observe and report changes in patient and resident conditions.
• Orient patients and families to the unit and instruct patients on safety measures.
• Assist with clerical work, including answering phones, entering data, and maintaining medical records.
• Maintain stock supply items in inventory management.
• Perform duties within the scope of Nurse Aide I or Nurse Aide II tasks, as applicable under state Board of Nursing task lists.
• With appropriate training, perform technical tasks such as administering a 12-lead electrocardiogram and routine venipuncture.
• Limit access to protected health information to what is reasonably necessary for the job and share information only on a need-to-know basis.
• Demonstrate knowledge and skills appropriate to the ages, culture, developmental stages, and special needs of the patient population served.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off programs.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses.
• Adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs.
• Educational Assistance Program.
• Competitive compensation, premium pay for select shifts or on-call work, incentive pay for select positions, and potential annual performance-based increases.
• Career development programs and well-being programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED